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PDP Disowns Spokesperson Over INEC Comment

24.06.2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned its National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, and said his comment on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was not authorised by the National Working Committee (NWC). Ologunagba had at an interactive session with journalists on Sunday, accused INEC of working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to scuttle...

Aiyedatiwa Sets C’ttee On Implementation Of Financial Autonomy For Judiciary

24.06.2025

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has met with the leadership of the state branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) with a view to resolve the issues that led to the strike action of the union. The judiciary workers had embarked on an indefinite strike action on June 13, 2025 over what...

Political Landscape Shifts In Ogun As PDP, APM Leaders Move To Join APC

24.06.2025

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday received top leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, in what is being seen as a significant political realignment in the state. The delegation was led by Dr. Sikirulai Ogundele, a former PDP chairman in Ogun,...

Yelewata IDPs Plight: UNICEF Intervenes, Renders Support

24.06.2025

As the humanitarian crisis deepens for victims displaced by armed herdsmen attacks in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stepped in with critical interventions to address water, hygiene, and healthcare needs. The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), currently camped at the Makurdi International Market, number over 4,685....

FCCPC To Arraign MultiChoice CEO Over Obstruction Of Investigation

24.06.2025

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) announced on Tuesday that it will be arraigning MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, and other executives for obstructing the investigation and failing to comply with legal summons. This action follows a charge sheet marked FHC/ABJ/CR/197/2025, filed by the FCCPC legal team, led by...

15 Pregnant IDPs Deliver Babies In Camp, Says SEMA

24.06.2025

No fewer than fifteen pregnant women who survived the armed herdsmen terrorists attack on Yelewata community in Guma local government area of Benue State currently staying at the temporary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at the Makurdi International Market have delivered new babies. The Head of Administration of Benue NEMA, Dr. Donald Komgbenda, disclosed this...

Reps Minority Condemns Killing Of 12 Travellers In Plateau

23.06.2025

The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned the killings of travelers on Friday in Plateau State by some locals. The caucus stated this in a statement jointly signed by the Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki, Minority Whip, Ali Isa, and Minority Whip, George Ozodinobi. “We are deeply saddened...

NPA Targets N1.28trn Revenue In 2025

23.06.2025

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is projecting a revenue of ₦1.27 trillion in 2025, representing a 40 per cent increase from the ₦894.86 billion it realised in 2024. This ambitious target, the Authority says, is anchored on sweeping modernization efforts, the full activation of the Dangote Refinery’s marine operations, and the deployment of cutting-edge technology...

Plateau Govt Provides N2m Support To Deceased NYSC Member’s Family

23.06.2025

The Plateau State Government has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the family of deceased National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member with a N2 million cash presentation to the mother of late Thomas Ukeyima. Thomas, a dedicated corps member from Benue State, tragically lost his life in an auto crash on May 29, 2025, while returning...

Over 600 Teachers Killed, 19,000 Displaced Between 2012, 2016 – FG

23.06.2025

The National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools has revealed that over 600 teachers were killed and more than 19,000 displaced in Nigeria between 2012 and 2016 due to violent attacks. This was disclosed by the National Coordinator and Commissioner of Police, School Protection Squad (SPS), Force Headquarters, Abuja, CP Abayomi Shogunle, during...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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